Leadership Bill - English language
To make English the official national language of the United States......( i believe everyone should speak mandarin b ecuz its the most popular language in the world)
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it would be easier to communicate with others
Students from other countries will have a hard time speaking English. If they were required to speak it they could be bullied by other students for their accent.
Wouldn't have to put 10 million languages on everything.(hyperbole)
Territories such as Puerto Rico that are voting to become a state, and if they do, their original official language is Spanish, and It will change to English, and cause confusion.
No confusion while ordering at places who hire people who only know another language but can make out some English.
Students would not become bilingual (some parents enforce that upon their student(s).
In recent years this has become something of an issue. Much of this change is linked to the spread of the Spanish language as millions of immigrants from Latin America have moved to the United States and an industry of Spanish television stations and services has grown up to cater to them. This way the Spanish language wouldn't dominate the English language.
Could be thought of as a "racist" idea, may seem unwelcoming to immigrants.
Helps immigrants succeed in school because they already know the language.
Less than 9% of Chinese or Spanish speakers do not know how to speak English, many immigrants already know how to speak English.
According to teacher.scholastic.com, 85% of Americans said yes to making English the official language of the U.S.
It will help immigrants learn and mix with American culture.
About 3.7 million students in U.S. public schools cannot speak English properly.
Teaching bilingual students all subjects in their language and teaching them English on the side has not lessened the number of drop-outs. Therefore, making English the official language will solve this problem.
In 1996, 60 Hispanic families kept their children out of school because they wanted the school's principal to increase the amount of English taught to them.
Immigrants who have learned English have improved test scores.
Immigrants who can't speak English earn about 17% less than the immigrants that can speak English.
To make English the official national language of the United States......( i believe everyone should speak mandarin b ecuz its the most popular language in the world)